The UAE, one of Iran’s biggest trading partners, said the move was “in light of regional escalations that undermine regional and international peace and security.”

The threat came in response to a question about negotiations between Iran and Oman regarding control of the Strait of Hormuz, according to a reporter.

In Angola, supply chain disruptions and higher global energy costs have driven up prices of food, fuel and fertilizer, increases felt by the poor, while the wealthy are earning more.

The country’s foreign minister said, however, that anyone wishing to partner with the West African nation “must respect” its sovereignty.

The attacks mark the eighth consecutive day that U.S. forces have bombed Iran. The latest fatalities pushed the American military death toll from the conflict to 16.

The attacks on Iran’s infrastructure came on the sixth consecutive day of U.S. strikes. A retaliatory attack by Iran caused damage to a power and desalination plant in Kuwait.

Rhetoric sharpened on both sides after days of renewed attacks, with Iranian state media reporting strikes around Tehran.

The latest round of attacks comes amid continued threats by Trump to “knock out” Iran’s power plants and bridges unless Tehran returns to the negotiating table.

The president suggested talks could continue amid military strikes, but analysts say a deeply flawed preliminary truce deal poses obstacles for negotiators.

Doctors and Nurses on the front lines of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola response have reached a breaking point.

After President Donald Trump declared the collapse of a preliminary peace agreement on Wednesday, the U.S. and Iran traded renewed airstrikes.